Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street
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OFFICIAL PLAN GOALS ROAD TO HEALTH: HEALTHY TORONTO BY DESIGN Make Toronto a “walking city”, and bring all Toronto residents Increased physical activity is associated with reduced risk of obesity, within 1km of a designated cycling route type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and some cancers
VISION ZERO ROAD SAFETY PLAN TransformTO: CLIMATE ACTION STRATEGY Fatalities and serious injuries on our roads are preventable, and Targets 75% of trips under 5 km are walked or cycled by 2050 we must strive to reduce traffic-related deaths and injuries to zero by prioritizing the safety of our most vulnerable road users.
COMPLETE STREETS GUIDELINES REDUCE RELIANCE ON MOTOR VEHICLES Streets are for people, placemaking and prosperity. Complete Providing alternatives to driving allows for roadways to be used more streets consider all modes, prioritize safety, and balance the need efficiently and for users who have no choice (e.g. emergency, deliveries) to move people and goods, while recognizing streets as places
Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street 3 2021 Toronto.ca/EsplanadeMill The City of Toronto’s Cycling Network Plan Goals
Connect Grow Renew Connect gaps in the Grow the cycling network Renew the existing cycling network, and people to into new parts of the city network routes where there places are opportunities to improve quality
Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street 4 2021 Toronto.ca/EsplanadeMill The Esplanade and Mill Street in context of the local cycling network
Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street 5 2021 Toronto.ca/EsplanadeMill Project Goals
1. Improve safety for everyone Focus on the most vulnerable users such as seniors and children. Reduce motor vehicle speeds. Increase visibility and predictability of people walking and cycling. Separate movements of modes at intersections.
2. Make walking, cycling and taking transit more attractive Create a comfortable east-west cycling route to meet the growing demand for cycling. Manage vehicular volumes by reducing traffic infiltration, noise, and local air pollution. Separate people cycling from walking. Increase bicycle parking and Bike Share. Enhance bus reliability.
3. Maintain access to local and citywide destinations Ensure people of all ages and abilities can access their homes as well as local and citywide destinations by any mode. This includes people with disabilities, TTC vehicles, deliveries, ride-hailing, and more.
Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street 6 2021 Toronto.ca/EsplanadeMill Scope
Work within existing curbs Upgrade with the park revitalization
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Other 10% Walking 27% Driving 28% Cycling 6% Transit 29%
TTS Survey, 2016
Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street 9 2021 Toronto.ca/EsplanadeMill Context & considerations: the neighbourhoods are growing
475 Front St E 475 Front St E 177 Front St E Block 10 2 Block 12 120,000m2 42,000m 33,000m2 1,600 units 90 Mill St 440 units 1 Front St W 78,000m2 400 units 90,000m2 840 units 500 units 250 hotel rms. 125 Mill St Block 8 60 Mill St 2 26,000m2 59,000m 770 units 75 The Esplanade 400 hotel rms. 23,000m2 125R Mill St Block 20 141 Bay St 120 units 79,000m2 128,000m2 660 units
Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street 10 2021 Toronto.ca/EsplanadeMill Context & considerations: City of Toronto redevelopments
North St. Lawrence Market Redevelopment Under Construction – Spring 2022
First Parliament Redevelopment St. Lawrence Market Redevelopment
Toronto.ca/first-parliament Toronto.ca/st-lawrence-market
Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street 11 2021 Toronto.ca/EsplanadeMill Context & considerations: City of Toronto redevelopments
North St. Lawrence Market Redevelopment Under Construction – Spring 2022
First Parliament Redevelopment St. Lawrence Market Redevelopment Closure of the Market Tent – 2022
Toronto.ca/first-parliament Toronto.ca/st-lawrence-market
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Metrolinx.com/OntarioLine
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David Crombie Park Revitalization Planned for 2024 & beyond
Toronto.ca/David-Crombie-Park
Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street 14 2021 Toronto.ca/EsplanadeMill Context & considerations: safety
collisions on The Esplanade & Mill Street 2015-2019
10% involved people walking or cycling 1% led to serious injury or death
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Union Station & Downtown St. Lawrence Market Distillery District
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The Esplanade Mill Street
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David Crombie Park: promenade Parliament Square Park: path
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TTC 121 bus held up in traffic
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Pick up & drop-off Accessible loading Parking
Bus stops Commercial loading Various others
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11.1 9.6m 10.3m 11.1m 7.5m at curb extension
20m required to fit all desired uses
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11.1 9.6m 10.3m 11.1m 7.5m at curb extension
9-11m is the space available
Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street 24 2021 Toronto.ca/EsplanadeMill Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street 25 2021 Toronto.ca/EsplanadeMill What we heard so far
• Reduce speed and volume of motor vehicles, especially non-local trips • Improve safety for vulnerable road users, around schools, safer crossings, dedicated cycling, and as soon and as possible Preliminary Consultation December 2019 • Separate people cycling from people walking and driving, physically and at intersections • The importance of the bus, especially for seniors • Look block-by-block, consider special events, ActiveTO Quiet Streets Survey 2020 and time of day, week and year • Maintain accessible loading, property access for deliveries • Make long-lasting, meaningful change
Senior Safety Zone Review 2020
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Cycle Road Sidewalk Buffer Tracks
Separation is needed to create a safe and attractive cycling environment
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Attractive cycling environment Connects to bi-directional trails
Encourage use of cycling facilities Would reduce cycling on park paths
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• The Esplanade would be converted to one-way westbound from Church St to Scott St, Jarvis St to market St, and from Princess St to Berkeley St • The Esplanade would be converted to one-way eastbound from George Street to Frederick St • Through traffic in both directions between Sherbourne St and Princess St would be prohibited
Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street 31 2021 Toronto.ca/EsplanadeMill The Esplanade – Yonge Street to Scott Street
Future 141 Bay Meridian Centre pedestrian plaza
121 Stop
Wheel-Trans loading for 25 The Esplanade
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121 Stop THE ESPLANADE
Bend in cycle track to improve sight lines
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121 Stop
THE ESPLANADE
Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street 34 2021 Toronto.ca/EsplanadeMill The Esplanade – Market Street to Lower Jarvis Street
St. Lawrence Market Loading Dock
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121 Stop THE ESPLANADE
Stop Stop
75 75 121 121
St. Michael Catholic School
Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street 36 2021 Toronto.ca/EsplanadeMill The Esplanade – Lower Sherbourne Street to Berkeley Street
Front / Berkeley Intersection:
Stop
Stop 65 121 121
St. Lawrence Market 121 Community Lane Stop Centre 65 School 10 Min 121 121 Parking Stop Stop
THE ESPLANADE HAHN PL
Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street 37 2021 Toronto.ca/EsplanadeMill Summary of proposed changes for The Esplanade
Today Proposed
Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street 38 2021 Toronto.ca/EsplanadeMill Traffic summary for The Esplanade: other one ways
• George St between The Esplanade and Wilton Street would be made one way southbound to prevent Wilton St from becoming a bypass and reducing traffic near St. Michael School. • The north half of Farquhars Lane would be made one way northbound to reduce local traffic infiltration and the traffic volume across the busy Front St sidewalk.
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• Otherwise, intersecting streets would not be changed. Two-way
One-way
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3-7 PM M-F
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Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street 41 2021 Toronto.ca/EsplanadeMill Tools for managing traffic on The Esplanade
Information flyers and advanced warning signs Red paint for TTC only lanes
Signals and signage One-way signage with TTC and Bicycles Excepted
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Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street 43 2021 Toronto.ca/EsplanadeMill Proposed – Parliament Square Park
First Parliament Parliament Site Square Park
Pedestrian Toronto Parking Authority Lot Bikeway Wall & Planting Play field Grass priority pathway
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• Mill Street would be converted to one-way westbound between Cherry Street and Parliament Street, and between Bayview Avenue and Tannery Road • Bayview Avenue would be converted to one-way southbound between Front Street East and Mill Street • Curbside activity would be accommodated on one side for most blocks
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121 Stop
MILL ST
15-minute parking
Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street 47 2021 Toronto.ca/EsplanadeMill Mill Street – Trinity Street to Cherry Street
10-minute 15-minute parking parking 121 121 Stop Stop
MILL ST
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121 Stop
Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street 49 2021 Toronto.ca/EsplanadeMill Rendering of the Mill Street & Cherry Street intersection
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121 Stop MILL ST
Repurpose south side lay-bys
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Bayview / Front Intersection:
FRONT ST E
Repurpose east side lay-by
MILL ST
Repurpose south side lay-bys
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Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street 54 2021 Toronto.ca/EsplanadeMill Proposed TTC 121 bus re-routing
• In the new configuration, the eastbound TTC 121 bus would turn on Church St, not Scott St, and on Princess St, not Berkeley St. • It would continue on Front St and up to Bridgepoint Hospital before returning on Mill St Westbound. • Bus stop locations would also be moved to improve spacing and speed of these routes. • The TTC 65 bus would reverse the direction of its loop to run clockwise. The TTC 75 bus and 504 streetcar would not be changed.
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Utilization New spaces Utilization Area Spaces today Proposed today proposed proposed 6K 176 157 66% 0 74% 6H 123 110 84% 0 96% 6N 40 30 100% 10 100%
Area 7C
Area 6H Area 6K Area 6N
• Areas 6H, 6K and 6N would remain at or below capacity. There would be no change to Area 7C.
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Phase 1: 2021
Mill Street
2021-2023
2022
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Phase 1: 2021 3-7 PM Facilitate access to/from the Waterfront M-F & Lower Don Trails
Mill Street
2021-2023
2022
Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street 59 2021 Toronto.ca/EsplanadeMill Proposed installation timeline Sherbourne St Sherbourne
Phase 2: 2022 Phase 1: 2021 Bikeway installed after removal of Facilitate access to/from the Waterfront St. Lawrence Market tent & Lower Don Trails
Mill Street
2021-2023
2022
Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street 60 2021 Toronto.ca/EsplanadeMill Phases 1 & 2: proposed for 2021-2022
New signals and timing
Road level, modular curbs, bollards, and paint
Temporary raised TTC stops
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Phase 2: 2022 Phase 1: 2021
Mill Street
Phase 3: 2024+ Renew
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Raised cycle and pedestrian crossings along park
Permanent raised TTC stops Raised cycle track along David Crombie Park
Potential for protected intersections
Improving Travel on The Esplanade and Mill Street 63 2021 Toronto.ca/EsplanadeMill Next steps
• Join us to ask questions and give feedback at the public meeting, February 25, 2021. • Respond to the online survey by March 14, 2021.
• Report to City Council: May-June 2021 • Phase 1 installation: fall 2021 • Phase 2 installation: spring-summer 2022 • Phase 3 installation: 2024+
CONTACT US If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact:
Alyssa Cerbu, Sr. Coordinator, Public Consultation Unit 416-338-0503
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